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🌱 What’s happening around Pottsville today? Here’s your quick event rundown

Pottsville, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Pottsville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s happening around Pottsville today? Here’s your quick event rundown
  • How a record-setting food bank year is reaching Pottsville students
  • Pottsville community fills Laurel Boulevard to remember Alex Womer

Also on today's calendar: Golden Girls Trivia Night.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Calendar: Aug. 6, 2026 (republicanherald.com) — If you’re looking for something to do in or around Pottsville today, the local calendar is packed with options, from kids’ book clubs and teen gaming at the Pottsville Free Public Library to support groups and church meetings. You’ll also find exercise classes, food pantries, walking clubs, and social gatherings across nearby towns, many of them free and open to all ages.
   

2. Helping Harvest distributes record 12.5 million pounds of food in FY2026 (berksweekly.com) — Pottsville families are now served by a Helping Harvest school pantry, part of a record year in which the food bank distributed more than 12 million pounds of food across Berks and Schuylkill counties. The expanded School Pantry and Weekender programs are reaching more older students, including those in Pottsville, with greater choice and dignity in how they receive food assistance.
   

3. Community mourns Schuylkill teen derby-racer (2822news.com) — Hundreds gathered along Laurel Boulevard in Pottsville to honor 18‑year‑old soap box derby racer Alex Womer, who died in a recent car crash. Friends, fellow racers, and neighbors described her as kind, energetic, and always helping others, and her funeral procession carried her across the finish line one final time as racers vowed to compete in her memory.
   

4. Schuylkill League football teams gather for 23rd media day (centredaily.com) — Pottsville football fans will see their team placed in the new six-team Division I of the Schuylkill League, alongside Blue Mountain, North Schuylkill, Panther Valley, Pine Grove Area, and Tamaqua. Coaches and players gathered in Schuylkill Haven for media day as they prepare for heat acclimatization starting August 10 and league matchups beginning September 18.
   

5. Schuylkill County Obituaries for August 3rd, 2026 (skooknews.com) — Pottsville natives will note the passing of Eric “Rick” Robert Leiby, born in the city and long active in Walker Township public service and Schuylkill County conservation work. Friends and family can pay respects at his funeral service Friday, August 7, in Lehighton, while another obituary honors longtime Tower City resident Shirley M. Salada.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Lucy, a cat who went missing in Pottsville, PA, has been safely reunited with their family after 15 hours, 18 minutes. Message from Owner: "If you… (Nextdoor Chestnut Hill)
  • Fawn with injured right rear swollen ankle area roaming upper Deerfield Drive Forest Hills Pottsville PA.
    Drive cautiously. Slow speeds as with two adults and two other fawns. (Nextdoor Pottsville)
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Pottsville. Apply here.
  • Schuylkill Center posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Pottsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pottsville here.

Ok Pottsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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